Saturday, July 13, 2013

Celebrating A Victory

*Pic from our back deck.  I love an Arizona sunset.

It isn't always easy doing the hard stuff.  Well, I guess that is obvious, because that is why it is called the hard stuff after all.  Of course what is hard for me may not be hard for you and vice versa.  There are a few hard things that I am working on right now.

One hard thing for me is keeping organized.  Organization has never been my strong suit.  See, I had a very nosey mom, and the easiest way to keep her prying at bay was to make things hard for her to find.  Sadly this has become an ingrained trait that I battle with constantly.  For example, I have five work bags.  Yes.  Five bags that I use for work.  I have been whittling away at those bags in hopes to one day keep things up enough to just use one.  Ahhhh yes I dare to dream.  

Going to the gym at least five times a week is another tough one.  It is hard giving up free time in order to work out, but I know it is necessary and I appreciate the results (as slow as they come).  I often wish that I had some of the exercise equipment at home for those days when I just don't want to make the drive.  I'll get there though.  I am really appreciating the results I am starting to see.

Another difficulty and quite possibly my biggest is dealing with BUGS!  Oh man, oh man I cannot deal with bugs!  The problem with not being cool with bugs is you really can't get away from them.  This becomes a bigger problem when one lives in Arizona.  

Last night I decided to tackle this hard bug stuff.  I was on the computer and checking out email when my eye was drawn to the kitchen.  There it was.  A BIG black cricket!  I know. Big deal.  What can a cricket do to me?  Not much, but they are unpredictable.  They jump when you least expect it and they lose limbs way too easily!  Yes...I am even freaked out by bug limbs.  Now normally, I would just call out to my husband, and he will get the bug and take it outside.  Last night my wonderful husband was already in bed, and the big black cricket was vying for attention from me and my cat Dizzy.  Dizzy was eying the bug right along with me.  You might think that this would be no big deal for me.  Why not let the cat take care of it?  Because as much as I dislike bugs.  If they are harmless, I really don't want my cat noshing on them (not to mention there will be more bug limbs hanging about).  So it was up to me to take care of the buggy business.  

I picked up the cat and put him in my son's room, and then I grabbed a cup and an index card and did the whole cover and slide trick (cover the bug with the cup and slide paper between the floor and cup to capture the bug).  I ran to the door and let ole Jiminy out the door and into the front yard.

Now in the grand scheme of things this is a rather small victory.  But I think we should celebrate every victory.  Each time you do something difficult, it gives you more confidence for the next challenge.  Our courage builds each time we reach beyond our comfort zone.  How about you?  Have you any victories to celebrate today? 

10 comments:

  1. The bug one would be huge for me. I'm awful with most kinds of bugs, and when we lived in FL. we had those big Palmettos (uuuuuuuuuuuuugh, Kelly, I can't even tell you...they got my heart pumping, that's for sure...those things fly!!!). I really was scared of them.

    I'm glad you're appreciating your victories. It's a healthy attitude to have and feels good, doesn't it? :)

    Congrats on your progress at the gym. It's nice when the results start rolling in a little bit.

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  2. WOW! An Arizona sunset! I would love to see it in real life if it looks this amazing in a photo. Thanks for hoping by my blog. I am a new follower! http://gbedwright.blogspot.com/

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    1. Thanks for the follow. I had no idea how lovely an Arizona sunset could be until I dated my now hubby. :) Thank you so much for coming by and for following. Have a great weekend!

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  3. LOVE this! My little victory today was letting go of anxiety over missing a deadline which I had set for myself... it probably doesn't matter to anyone else, but it mattered to me, and I missed it. I tend to stress out and put a lot of pressure on myself, often times when it isn't necessary, so this time I told myself to just let it go, and breathe. Definitely not easy for me!

    As for the bugs, I can totally relate... as a kid, I actually liked bugs, and thought they were "cool". Now that I'm an adult and they're getting into my house, though, I have decided they are definitely NOT cool. Most recently I've been finding earwigs in the house... ew! Needless to say, I can absolutely relate to your little bug-ridding victory!

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    1. I'm glad that you cut yourself some slack. As important as somethings are to us, we still need to remember how important we are too. :) I wasn't terribly creeped out by bugs when I was a kid either. Well, other than the big green flying beetles I used to run from when I was a kid. :) Thank you so much for dropping by today!

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  4. Wow that picture/ sunset is gorgeous. I ve never been to Arizona but it s on my travel list. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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  5. We get a lot of bugs around here too :) I am always fighting with giant beatles getting in out house!

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  6. Hello - I am visiting back to your site from a comment you made on mine! Love your blog! Thanks for visiting mine! I'm sure we will talk again soon. Vickie

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  7. Love pretty sunsets (: thanks for the follow on my blog I am following you back, take care

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  8. Hi Kelly, thanks for stopping by! I love this post.. i am with you when you talk about "hard stuff" and making time to just DO it! With me its about spending time exercising. I am so glad that you are making forward progress there. My problem is being consistent. sigh! Thanks for stopping by at www.stackingbooks.com
    -Reshama

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